On 24 January 2006, Gossip released their third album, Standing in the Way of Control, with its title track responding to the W. Bush-backed Federal Marriage Amendment, which would have constitutionally outlawed same-sex marriage in the U.S.
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On 24 January 2006, Gossip released their third album, Standing in the Way of Control, with its title track responding to the W. Bush-backed Federal Marriage Amendment, which would have constitutionally outlawed same-sex marriage in the U.S.
"It made everyone I know feel helpless and cheated.
I wrote the chorus to try and encourage people not to give up.
It’s a scary time for civil rights, but I really believe the only way to survive is to stick together and keep fighting." -
On 24 January 2006, Gossip released their third album, Standing in the Way of Control, with its title track responding to the W. Bush-backed Federal Marriage Amendment, which would have constitutionally outlawed same-sex marriage in the U.S.
"It made everyone I know feel helpless and cheated.
I wrote the chorus to try and encourage people not to give up.
It’s a scary time for civil rights, but I really believe the only way to survive is to stick together and keep fighting.""Against 2006’s backdrop of identikit indie bands, armed with super-tight jeans and frail-framed jangles about girls that are “sooooooo naïve,” Gossip stood out and proud like a sore, and very pissed off thumb.
Though it’s frequently angry, triumphant, and pissed-off ‘Standing in the Way of Control’ also strays towards the verge of buckling and giving up, too.
Beth Ditto tells you that it’s ok to be totally tired of fighting against a flawed, difficult world, too."
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